From lieder in Hindi to a concerto for oud and piano, check out some of the many ways western classical music has been reimagined!

Join us on a musical exploration of Mexico City! From opera arias and orchestral powerhouses to mariachi anthems and and virtuosic guitar compositions, we explore into some of the greatest works to premiere, originate, or take inspiration from Mexico’s gorgeous and exciting capital city! Mexico City is a rich center for music of all kinds — hear works by Manuel …

Allons-y à Paris! Join us on a musical tour of Paris, the City of Light.

Join us on a trip around London, a city with character, landmarks, and music to spare.

Frank Lloyd Wright recognized the connection between music and architecture, going so far as to claim, “They are practically one.”

With St. Patrick’s Day upon us, here are the stories behind just a few bagpipe standards.

From folk and traditional to punk, rock, and pop, Ireland is the source of much incredible music. But the Emerald Isle has played host to no shortage of classical music ranging from the 16th century to today.

Travel with us to the Eternal City with this wide-ranging playlist of music dedicated to, inspired by, and hailing from Rome.

From Bolivia to Ghana to India to the US, the perspective-changing experience of travel influenced many of your favorite composers.

The world’s great concert halls, opera houses, and performance spaces are more than just buildings. They are the homes of centuries-old musical traditions.

Whether you’re headed to work, school, or home, get to where you need to go with this propulsive, positive playlist.

Wanderers, farewells, and sightseeing; people are always on the go. This week, Bill calls up, “A Little Traveling Music, Please” from the pens of Handel, Smetana, Duke Ellington, and more. Reflections from such travels infuse themselves into their works, as we will discover throughout the week. We will hear selections from Beethoven’s Les Adieux, Schubert’s Die Schöne Mullerin, and Haydn’s …

During and following periods of suppression and foreign occupation, many composers have made it their duty to preserve and strengthen a Lithuanian national identity.

Americans, get to know the music of our neighbors to the north with this curated playlist.

WFMT brings you a “musical getaway,” whether you’re enjoying the comfort of your cushiest armchair or exploring somewhere new!

10 pieces of music inspired by angling and sea creatures

Ernest Hemingway was, by his own account, “absolutely without talent” when it came to music, but his influential writing and extraordinary life have inspired many film and TV composers.

Astor Piazzolla was born on March 11, 1921. To celebrate the influential Argentinian composer’s centenary, Elbio Barilari explains Piazzolla’s unique legacy and shares a playlist of his most influential music.

From Cuba to Argentina, Uruguay to Mexico, Latin America has had no shortage of phenomenal composers. And while we are huge fans of Piazzolla and Villa-Lobos, we also love these lesser-known composers — and we think you will, too!

From Ocarinas to Wagner Tubas, these instruments may not be the first to mind when you think of classical music, but maybe, they should be!

A four-hour drive southwest from Chicago and just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis sits Edwardsville, Illinois. The small city — founder Chase Hopkins’ hometown — is the site of the state’s newest opera company.

For many of us, the ‘L’ is more than just a means of getting around the city. It’s a social network, concert venue, observation deck, and roving reading room, uniting Chicago’s cosmopolitan mix over 224 miles of track.

Located on 12,000 acres in the foothills of the Beartooth Mountains, the rolling, expansive landscape of Tippet Rise provides an evocative complement for an art center and summer festival that combines music, sculpture, poetry, and nature.

With Earthbound Expeditions and Peter and Kathleen van de Graaff, WFMT listeners embarked on a classical music-oriented tour of Central Germany with Bach, Mendelssohn, and Clara Schumann at its center.

It’s not easy to get to Glyndebourne, and that’s the point. “We’re forcing people to slow down their busy lives,” says Gus Christie, the opera festival’s executive chairman, “and to come in and soak it all up.” Discover the multi-sensory experience – the aromas of the gardens, the taste of champagne bubbles, the sounds from the stage – that is Glyndebourne.